STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
Ed Silverman , 2025-09-12 14:42:00 Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us, and we’ll share it with others. That’s…
Weight loss jabs: Patients are using black market to obtain drugs still in clinical trials, experts warn
Elisabeth Mahase , 2025-09-11 15:01:00 More needs to be done to crack down on the black market for weight loss jabs, experts, warn, where patients are ordering counterfeit versions of…
Innovative approach helps new mothers get hepatitis C treatment
, 2025-09-11 21:00:00 Giving postpartum mothers with hepatitis C the opportunity to start antiviral treatment while still in the hospital after giving birth—and delivering the medication to their bedside before…
UC researcher wins $300,000 grant to investigate the underlying causes of eosinophilic esophagitis
, 2025-09-11 16:54:00 Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) often describe the condition as painful, disruptive and frightening. The rare chronic disease causes inflammation of the esophagus, leading to abdominal pain,…
Doctors Downplay PSA Screening for Black Men, Study Finds
, 2025-09-11 12:08:00 Primary care clinicians need to do a better job of informing Black men and other patients at high risk of dying from prostate cancer about prostate screening,…
Positioning & Distribution Will Determine the Winning Healthcare AI Startups, Investor Says
Katie Adams , 2025-09-11 03:28:00 Healthcare AI startups continue to command strong investor interest while gaining more adoption across providers, payers and pharmaceutical companies. In the first half of this…
Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) combinations approved in EU for treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
Editorial Staff , 2025-09-10 14:31:00 Two head-to-head phase III trials demonstrated superior efficacy, including overall survival versus a daratumumab-based triplet in DREAMM-7 Blenrep, a first-in-class anti-BCMA ADC has the potential…
How Financial Stress Impacts Mental Health in Healthcare Professionals
MNB Guest , 2025-09-09 12:58:00 Healthcare professionals spend their lives caring for others while enduring extended work hours in stressful conditions. The professional titles of medical staff hide their personal…
When I Go, I’m Going Green
Paula Span , 2025-09-08 09:00:00 Our annual family vacation on Cape Cod included all the familiar summer pleasures: climbing dunes, walking beaches, spotting seals, eating oysters, reading books we had…
British cardiologist, RFK Jr. ally alarms U.K. public health circles
Andrew Joseph , 2025-09-07 16:07:00 LONDON — A British cardiologist who has touted his connections to top Trump administration health officials has set off a furor in U.K. health circles…
Julian Henry Shelley | The BMJ
Laurie Prescott , 2025-09-05 12:31:00 Julian was born in Horsham and brought up in Crawley, West Sussex. His father (who was blind) was an organist, piano teacher, and choirmaster, and…
Can Florida really end vaccine mandates? What would this mean for the US and countries like Australia?
, 2025-09-06 20:00:00 Credit: CDC from Pexels When it comes to the future of childhood immunizations, all eyes are on Robert F. Kennedy Jr, US Secretary of Health and Human…
New drug candidate STF 1623 activates innate immunity in solid tumors
, 2025-09-06 03:57:00 Cancer immunotherapy, which primes the body's immune system to fight off tumors, has historically focused on harnessing T cells' natural ability to recognize and attack cancer cells.…
Does Eating Red Meat Actually Raise Your Cancer Risk?
, 2025-09-05 17:41:00 Daily processed meat consumption slightly increases colon cancer risk, but occasional consumption is far less concerning than headlines suggest. Medscape Medical News Source link
Hello Patient Secures $22.5M for Conversational AI Solution
Marissa Plescia , 2025-09-05 21:29:00 Hello Patient, a conversational AI company, has raised $22.5 million in Series A funding, which it will use to scale to more healthcare organizations and…
Experienced GP Available
brendan , 2025-09-05 15:00:00 Experienced, vocationally qualified, specialist registered GP with over 20+ years GP experience as Practice Principal seeking opportunities in Westmeath, Longford, Roscommon area. Currently running my own…
Understanding ELISA Kits: Meaning, Types And Applications
MNB Guest , 2025-09-05 12:50:00 In the world of research and diagnostics, precision and reliability are the two mainqualities that are very important for accurate results.For that, researchers, scientists, and…
RFK Jr. Faces Senate Finance Committee: A Live Discussion
, 2025-09-04 18:30:00 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony before the Senate Finance Committee follows the ouster last week of the director of the Centers for…
NIH whistleblower on vaccines says ‘the story needed to be told’
Anil Oza and Megan Molteni , 2025-09-04 23:16:00 Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering…
Martha’s rule is rolled out to all hospitals in England
Gareth Iacobucci , 2025-09-04 15:31:00 Martha’s rule—a scheme allowing patients and families to get an urgent second opinion if they are concerned about their own or a loved one’s care—will…
Higher education provides limited protection from Alzheimer’s disease
, 2025-09-04 11:46:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cognitive reserve (CR) is the brain's ability to maintain cognitive function despite age-related brain changes, damage or disease. It reflects an individual's capacity…
Weight loss medication semaglutide reduces cocaine seeking behavior in animal study
, 2025-09-04 04:05:00 Scientists have found that the diabetes/weight loss drug Semaglutide, sold commercially under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy, significantly reduces cocaine-seeking behaviour in rats. This work needs…
38-Year Doctor Friendships Survive Life’s Challenges
, 2025-09-03 15:36:00 A 38-Year Friendship Has Endured Through Medical School, Divorce, Loss, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Career Transitions. Medscape Medical News Source link
CMS: ACOs in Shared Savings Program Saved Medicare $2.4B in 2024
Marissa Plescia , 2025-09-02 22:35:00 Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program saved $2.4 billion in 2024, according to data released last week by the Centers for…
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Partner with Multiple Myeloma Ireland to launch the 2025 “Miles for Myeloma” Challenge
Editorial Staff , 2025-09-02 14:22:00 Multiple Myeloma Ireland is the only charitable organisation in Ireland working to empower people affected by multiple myeloma Johnson & Johnson (J&J) staff embarked on…
What time of day does intermittant fasting work best?
Georg Hafner PhD , 2025-08-29 14:00:00 Does the time of day that you eat affect the success of intermittent fasting? Spanish scientists explored whether the time of day you eat…
Social Security Praises Its New Chatbot. Ex-Officials Say It Was Tested But Shelved Under Biden.
Darius Tahir , 2025-09-02 09:00:00 John McGing couldn’t reach a human. That might be business-as-usual in this economy, but it wasn’t business; he had called the Social Security Administration, where…
Biotech veterans launch Corsera, a new heart disease startup with lofty goals
Allison DeAngelis , 2025-09-02 10:30:00 Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and money meet. She is also co-host of…
Clopidogrel better than aspirin for preventing heart attack and stroke in patients with coronary artery disease, study finds
Kate Bowie , 2025-09-01 15:31:00 Switching from aspirin to clopidogrel could reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death by an extra 14% in patients with coronary artery disease…
Reconditioned pacemakers provide new hope for patients in low- and middle-income countries
, 2025-09-01 17:50:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Procedure-related infection rates were similar to reconditioned and new pacemakers, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session at the ESC…
Babies fed blueberries show fewer allergy symptoms and boosted immune balance
, 2025-09-01 03:58:00 Feeding blueberries to infants in the first year of life may help alleviate allergy symptoms and alter immune responses, suggesting a new dietary approach in infant health…
Remote ECG Screening Ups AF Detection ‘Modestly’
, 2025-08-30 21:25:00 A home-based AF screening strategy was well accepted in a new study, but whether it will be worthwhile for widescale use is unclear. Medscape Medical News Source…
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs
Katie Adams , 2025-08-30 03:46:00 This roundup is published monthly. It is meant to highlight some of healthcare’s recent hiring news and is not intended to be comprehensive. If you…
Hygiene, infection control and healthcare concerns raised in new nursing home reports
Michael McHale , 2025-08-29 07:35:00 Tinnypark Nursing Home in Derdimus, Kilkenny found non-compliant in ten areas, while eight breaches were uncovered in Beech Lodge, Bruree, Limerick, and seven in St…
How Resistance-Based Workouts Improve Joint Stability and Mobility
MNB Guest , 2025-08-29 14:31:00 In today’s era, where nothing is completely pure and many health problems are arising because of it, joint health has become extremely important for physical…
Watch: How Concerns of CDC Scientists Over Political Interference Have Grown This Year
Amy Maxmen , 2025-08-29 14:49:00 CNN’s Erica Hill spoke with KFF Health News correspondent Amy Maxmen about leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Maxmen noted that…
Lilly partners with China tech firm, Cassidy urges vaccine panel delay
Ed Silverman , 2025-08-29 13:12:00 And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal…
Postnatal depression: First pill treatment is approved in UK
Kate Bowie , 2025-08-28 14:41:00 The first oral drug to treat moderate or severe postnatal depression has been approved in the UK.The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has said…
COPD care pathway leads to shorter hospital stays, more referrals to pulmonary rehab
, 2025-08-28 13:30:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Using a care pathway focused on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to shorter hospital stays, increased referrals to pulmonary rehabilitation, and…
Omega-3 supplements lower heart rate in male athletes
, 2025-08-28 08:20:00 EPA- and DHA-rich oils boosted athletes’ omega-3 index and eased exercise strain, but the supplements offered no extra edge in time trial performance. Study: Six weeks of…
How a Robot Performed Surgery Without Human Assistance
, 2025-08-28 07:52:00 An AI-driven robot successfully removed gallbladders from pig cadavers on its own. Here’s how they did it. (And surgeons shouldn’t put away their scalpels just yet.) Medscape…
EVERSANA, Waltz Health Merge to Create $6B Prescription Drug Company
Marissa Plescia , 2025-08-28 00:30:00 EVERSANA, a pharma commercialization company, and Waltz Health, a digital prescription drug company, are merging into a $6 billion entity, they announced on Tuesday. Chicago-based…
Drop in hospital mortality rates for heart and stroke conditions
Michael McHale , 2025-08-28 06:00:00 Clinical audit found that, while mortality rates declined by 2023, they remained above pre-pandemic levels The proportion of patients dying in hospital due to stroke…
Navigating Alzheimer’s Care in Illinois: Resources Every Family Needs to Know
MNB Guest , 2025-08-27 16:27:00 If you or someone you love is navigating the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease in Illinois, you probably already know that it can feel like an…
An Insurer Agreed To Cover Her Surgery. A Politician’s Nudge Got the Bills Paid.
Cara Anthony , 2025-08-26 09:00:00 Cara Anthony For the most part, Keyanna Jones and her husband thought they knew what to expect when their daughter Chloë had eye surgery last…
Susan Monarez out as CDC director after just one month on job
Daniel Payne, Chelsea Cirruzzo, and Elizabeth Cooney , 2025-08-27 21:31:00 WASHINGTON — Susan Monarez, the first Senate-confirmed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been ousted after just…
The United States faces a healthcare affordability crisis
Michael Liu, Rishi K Wadhera , 2025-08-27 15:01:00 Michael Liu, medical resident, Rishi K Wadhera, associate professorRichard A and Susan F Smith Center for Outcomes Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical…
Risk of a second cancer after early breast cancer is low, say new findings
, 2025-08-27 22:30:00 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For women diagnosed with early breast cancer, the long-term risk of developing a second primary cancer is low (around 2–3% greater than women…
New core dataset advances standardized care and research in systemic lupus erythematosus
, 2025-08-22 15:57:00 The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology - has published new recommendations on core datasets to be used in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The work defines a…
Psychiatrists Call for Action on NHS Disability Bias
, 2025-08-22 13:44:00 The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has urged mental health employers in England to adopt 15 measures to reduce disability discrimination in the NHS workforce.NHS England data…